Nos. 1 and 2
TEN O'CLOCK A.M.
This being the first day of the first meeting of the Thirty-sixth Parliament or Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia for the dispatch of business, pursuant to a Proclamation of the Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of the Province, dated the 18th day of June 1996, the Members took their seats, after having taken the prescribed oath and having signed the Parliamentary Roll.
The Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of the Province, having entered the House, took his seat on the Throne.
The Honourable U. Dosanjh (Attorney General) said:
Members of the Legislative Assembly:
I am commanded by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor to announce that he does not see fit to declare the cause of his summoning you at this time and will not do so until you have chosen a Speaker to preside over your Honourable Body. His Honour the Lieutenant Governor hopes to be enabled to declare, during the afternoon, his reason for calling you together.
His Honour was then pleased to retire.
E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, advised the House that only one candidate had declared his intention to stand for the election of Speaker and, accordingly, Dale Lovick, Member for Nanaimo Electoral District, was declared as the duly elected Speaker. He was then taken out of his place by the Hon. J. MacPhail and Mr. Farrell-Collins and conducted to the Chair and made a statement expressing his grateful thanks to the House for the great honour they had been pleased to confer upon him by electing him to be their Speaker.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
And then the House adjourned at 10.32 a.m.
Tuesday, June 25, 1996
TWO O'CLOCK P.M.
Prayers by Mr. Stevenson.
The Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of the Province, having entered the House, took his seat on the Throne. The Speaker standing on His Honour's right, then spoke to the following effect:
May it please Your Honour:
The House of Assembly has elected me as their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfill the important duties thus assigned to me. If, in the performance of those duties, I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault be imputed to me and not to the Assembly, whose servant I am, and who, through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to the Queen and country, humbly claim all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially that they may have the freedom of speech in their debates, access to Your Honour's person at all seasonable times, and that their proceedings may receive from Your Honour the most favourable interpretation.
The Hon. U. Dosanjh then said:
Mr. Speaker:
I am commanded by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor to declare to you that he freely confides in the duty and attachment of the House of Assembly to Her Majesty's person and Government, and not doubting that their respective proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temper and prudence, he grants, and upon all occasions will recognize and allow, their constitutional privileges. I am commanded also to assure you that the Assembly shall have ready access to His Honour the Lieutenant Governor upon all seasonable times, and that their proceedings, as well as your words and actions, will constantly receive from him the most favourable construction.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to open the Session by the following gracious Speech:
Honourable Speaker, Members of the Legislature:
It is my great pleasure to address you on the opening of the First Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament of British Columbia.
Let me take this opportunity to thank those Members of the Legislature who have not returned to this assembly for their years of service to our province.
And to those of you who are returning, or who have been elected for the first time, my congratulations and my thanks as well.
You each have the unique privilege of serving in the Parliament that will set the direction for our province into the next century.
That direction will be different from the one being pursued in much of the rest of Canada. Ottawa is steadily withdrawing funding from health care, education, child care and the social safety net. And many other provinces are responding with deep cuts of their own in those areas.
But in the recent election, British Columbians chose another vision. They elected a government committed to protecting health care and education, by finding savings in other areas.
A government committed as well to creating and protecting jobs.
Making our neighbourhoods safer.
Ensuring a healthy environment for future generations.
Cutting taxes for middle-income earners and small business.
And continuing the work of reducing government debt.
These are the priorities of B.C.'s middle-class working families. And they are working well for British Columbia. Our province is leading Canada with the country's best job-creation record, the strongest economy, the highest credit rating, the lowest debt and the highest environmental rating.
In this session, my government will pursue a vision of a government on the side of working families and the middle class. It will be a highly focused session -- focused on the priorities of the people of British Columbia.
And nowhere will that be clearer than in the budget you will receive this week.
It will be B.C.'s second balanced budget in a row. Jobs will be up. The debt will be down.
Health care and education will be protected. And there will be tax relief for small businesses and the middle-class.
FINANCES
People in B.C. are proud to live in a province with the lowest per-capita debt in the country. And they are pleased to see international agencies giving British Columbia the highest credit rating of any province.
But they are still concerned about the level of debt held by the provincial government.
My government is listening and acting on that concern. It will continue to work hard to reduce our province's debt.
And the Finance Minister will elaborate in the upcoming budget speech on how my government will make further progress in this regard.
The challenge is one faced by governments at all levels: provincial, municipal, school and hospital boards alike; and that challenge is to reduce costs and reduce debt while protecting the services that British Columbians rely on.
Working together, B.C. has made impressive fiscal progress. The budget you will receive this week will be the second balanced budget in two years, and includes a reduction in overall debt. My government intends to continue that progress -- to ensure our province can rely on a sound, healthy financial foundation.
RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS
My government is committed as well to helping middle-class working families make ends meet. Although B.C. residents pay the second-lowest taxes in the country, it's still a struggle for many families to get ahead.
Working people and middle-class families deserve to know their government is doing what it can to make things a little easier on them.
That is why my government has frozen Hydro rates and ICBC car insurance rates.
The budget will include as well a three-year freeze on taxes and a two-year freeze on tuition fees. A two-year tax holiday for new small businesses -- the job creation engine of our economy. And the fulfilment of my government's promise of a tax cut for middle-class families, working people and small businesses.
JOBS
The budget will also continue B.C.'s investment in what British Columbians have said is their top economic priority: jobs.
They want to know there are opportunities for themselves -- and that there will be opportunities for their children.
Nothing can provide the kind of dignity to individuals, security to families and hope for communities that decent jobs do.
With 34,000 new jobs since December, B.C.'s economy is performing well. But my government knows we can do more. We can do better.
And we will.
The coming budget will continue to invest in creating and protecting jobs. It will build on the approach that has been so successful: bringing business, working people, communities and government together to share our perspectives and to cooperate to secure economic prosperity for all.
My government will focus on developing jobs in a broad range of economic sectors in every part of this province -- from tourism to energy to mining to advanced technologies and beyond.
FORESTS
This includes a renewal of the commitment made in the address I delivered in April to create and protect thousands of jobs in British Columbia's forests.
For generations, our forests have provided a good living for B.C. workers and their families . . . and a future for B.C. communities. Forestry has been the cornerstone of our economy, a solid base for growth and prosperity across the province.
When neglect and short-sighted mismanagement threatened the future of that industry and sparked division and conflict, my government worked with British Columbians from all walks of life.
Together, they found common ground. And today this vital industry is on the road to long-term sustainability.
Now comes the next step, into a new era. The people of B.C. expect us to work together to get more jobs from trees cut on land owned by the public.
And so my government is working with forest companies and workers to develop a Jobs and Timber Accord, tying access to public timber directly to the creation of new jobs.
My government is also introducing a strategy to greatly expand the value-added sector in B.C. -- so that more of the jobs from processing B.C. timber go to B.C. workers.
By increasing job-to-timber ratios to levels comparable to our competitors in Washington and Oregon, my government believes the forest sector can create 21,000 new jobs over the next five years.
FISHERIES
This cooperative approach has paid off in B.C.'s forests. It is the approach my government has brought as well to B.C.'s fisheries.
People in this province have long recognized the Pacific Salmon as more than just a resource. It's part of our history, part of our culture, and part of our identity as British Columbians.
But today the Pacific Salmon fishery is on the brink of collapse. And its dramatic cycle of life, death and rebirth could be broken irrevocably if we fail to act to protect this resource.
That loss would be measured in thousands of fisheries jobs and in the devastation of our many fishing communities . . . but it would also be felt in the very soul of this province.
The people of British Columbia are determined not to let that happen. They have made it clear they want their government to do what it takes to keep our fisheries alive, healthy and sustainable.
And my government has responded with new pollution control rules, investments in sewage treatment, and the cancellation of the Kemano Completion Project because it threatened a key salmon river.
The coming budget will continue to fund innovative community initiatives to protect and restore fish habitat.
My government will also continue to press Ottawa to replace the Mifflin Plan with a plan designed by British Columbians, for British Columbians -- a plan that reduces the fleet in a balanced way, and provides adjustment for the workers and communities who are affected.
And my government will keep working to convince the federal government to take a firm line with our American neighbours, especially Alaska, over the need for a fair, effective Pacific Salmon Treaty.
Protecting this resource is more than just an economic imperative. It is the defence of our cultural, historic and natural heritage.
ENVIRONMENT
British Columbians are rightly proud of that natural heritage. Our province's tremendous beauty and our rich natural diversity are treasures to be carefully guarded. British Columbia has taken that responsibility very seriously in recent years, and has consistently earned the highest environmental rating in the country.
My government has already taken historic measures to protect the environment, most notably the creation of over 200 new parks and protected wilderness areas. Unique and irreplaceable ecosystems from the Tatshenshini to the Stein Valley, from the Sooke Hills to Height of the Rockies are now safeguarded for all time.
And in the coming months and years, my government will work to complete our system of parks and protected areas, and to enshrine the boundaries of these areas in law.
HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION
Protecting our quality of life means paying careful attention to our social as well as our natural environment.
British Columbians have made it very clear they place enormous value in B.C.'s health care and education systems. They want these vital programs protected because they are more than simply services.
Health care is in many ways the single most important service that government provides. And education is the key to opportunities for our children: opportunities for jobs for a rewarding career and also opportunities for personal fulfillment and meaningful citizenship.
But protecting health care and education will not be easy. The federal government has cut $435 million from funding to B.C. for these services this year alone. And there are deeper federal cuts coming.
Yet while other provinces are responding with deep cuts of their own, British Columbia has increased funding for health care and education every year for the past five years. And my government is dedicated to continuing to protect these crucial programs.
Faced with the cost pressures of a population that is growing both in size and in age, and sharply diminished support from Ottawa, my government has chosen to find within its own operations the funds needed to protect health care and education.
A series of reductions in administrative overhead, senior management and the number of Crown corporations, agencies and ministries has helped to find the savings needed to protect these services. And, in partnership with B.C.'s doctors and public employees, my government is committed to finding further savings.
With those funds, British Columbia has been able to make important progress by cutting wait lists for heart surgery in half; providing more funding to fight breast cancer and heart disease; and expanding funding for hospitals to keep pace with our growing population.
The budget my government intends to reintroduce will reflect those priorities. It will reflect as well British Columbia's increased investment in our schools, to keep pace with the thousands of new students entering our school system this year. And it will include my government's Guarantee for Youth: offering work experience while keeping education affordable and accessible.
Affordable, by freezing tuition fees while other provinces are raising them by as much as 20 per cent. My government feels strongly that education must not be priced out of the reach of young people.
And accessible, by providing increased funding to help create 7,000 new spaces in our colleges and universities next year -- guaranteeing space in our post-secondary institutions for every qualified B.C. student.
The final component of the Guarantee for Youth, work experience, is already achieving results. My government will work hard with its partners in the private sector to ensure even more opportunities for young people in our province's many businesses.
British Columbians expect their government to offer hope for B.C.'s young people. That's a responsibility that my government takes very seriously.
As well, my government has moved, in recent years, to ensure that B.C.'s health care and education systems change to meet the changing needs of British Columbians.
But the need for change must be tempered by the need for stability. My government has shown itself willing to listen when the pace of change outstrips the ability of our system to adapt -- and to slow down when necessary.
The goal remains the same: ensuring that services reflect the needs of our many diverse communities, and that British Columbians get the maximum benefit possible from every health care and education dollar. That is a goal that all British Columbians can support.
ON THE SIDE OF B.C. FAMILIES
And where working families encounter obstacles when they're trying to make ends meet, my government believes it has a responsibility to act.
We expect to soon see the results of an inquiry into recent sharp increases in gasoline prices.
And my government is moving to ensure that injured workers in B.C. continue to have the protection of a sound workers' compensation system.
In response to the serious questions that have emerged in recent years about the Workers' Compensation Board's management and practices, my government will name in the coming weeks a Royal Commission.
That Commission will have a wide-ranging mandate to investigate the concerns many British Columbians have expressed about the Board, and to recommend ways of restoring their confidence in this vital agency.
SAFE COMMUNITIES
People look to their government as well to fight crime and the causes of crime. They want to know their communities will be safe places in which to live and to raise their families.
My government has responded with a range of initiatives to give our province's police and the judicial system the tools they need to combat crime. Among those initiatives are a new provincial homicide unit, new state-of-the-art forensic science facilities, and a strategy to combat teen prostitution.
The upcoming budget will also enhance community policing by allowing for 100 new police officers patrolling our neighbourhoods.
Safer neighbourhoods mean stronger communities . . . and a stronger province for all of us.
ABORIGINAL LAND CLAIMS
People in this province have also told my government that they want to see aboriginal land claims dealt with in a fair and open way.
They want to see historic wrongs redressed -- so that all British Columbians, in aboriginal communities and throughout our province, can look forward to a future of opportunity, dignity and self-sufficiency.
British Columbia has recently taken an historic step toward that future with the conclusion of an agreement in principle with the Nisga'a people. It is the first step toward B.C.'s first modern-day aboriginal treaty.
And in the months to come, my government will work toward concluding that treaty with the Nisga'a people, and toward similar agreements with First Nations elsewhere in B.C. -- while consulting carefully and thoroughly with British Columbians everywhere.
The treaty process holds tremendous promise for British Columbia. Fair agreements can mean greater security and certainty for people, communities and businesses throughout B.C., as well as hope and self-reliance for our province's many aboriginal communities.
A NEW ROLE FOR MLAs
The priorities I have outlined involve many challenges. And British Columbians have sent a clear message that they expect the people they elect to work together to find solutions.
My government has listened. And it intends to introduce a range of reforms to increase the involvement of every member of this Legislature, and ensure they have a strong and effective voice on behalf of their constituents.
As announced before the election, my government will soon table an amendment to the Conflict of Interest Act to allow for the nomination of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner by an all-party committee.
There will also be a new Crown Corporation Committee of the legislature, modeled on the Public Accounts Committee and chaired by a member of the Opposition.
These are only two of many measures that will enhance the effectiveness and influence of all members. British Columbians understand there are genuine differences of policy and philosophy between members of this Legislature. But they also expect them to work together for the common good of this province. And my government is committed to helping to make that happen.
NATIONAL ISSUES
My government will stand up for working people and middle-class families. Indeed, it will stand up for all of British Columbia, in dealing with a federal administration that often seems aloof and removed from the realities of day-to-day life in our province.
My government will continue to press the federal government to act on B.C.'s concerns on fisheries, and to steadily devolve power in this area to our province.
My government will also work to eliminate duplication and overlap between federal and provincial jurisdictions that waste taxpayers' money, and often force citizens and businesses to deal with two bureaucracies instead of one.
Our province needs a strong voice on the national stage. The next four years will be crucial ones for the future of British Columbia and for all of Canada.
B.C. will speak out strongly for a united Canada. But my government will go further.
It believes that unity ultimately cannot be achieved by any constitutional law. And that, while discussions around the constitution may be necessary and important, too often they have distracted the national government from issues that truly matter to Canadians.
Quebecers, like British Columbians and indeed people throughout Canada, want to know their country offers them hope for the future. Economic certainty. Medical treatment if they fall ill. A secure retirement. And opportunities for their children.
No constitution can offer that kind of hope. It has to come from hard work by governments, business, labour, and communities from one end of the country to the other.
That is why British Columbia will be speaking out nationally for a renewed commitment by Ottawa to Medicare. To education. To creating and protecting jobs.
My government has always been ready and willing to work with Ottawa on these issues, and understands there are financial realities to be faced. It has proposed alternatives that would allow the federal government to maintain a strong role in protecting health care, education and social services in Canada.
But most of all, British Columbia has been leading by example . . . showing all of Canada how we can build for tomorrow, protect health and education, create jobs, and offer hope for the future.
And my government is doing this by listening to the people of this province, and acting on their priorities.
That is its commitment in this legislative session, and in this Parliament. To listen to British Columbians. To show them they have a government that's on their side.
We are indeed a rich province. B.C. is known worldwide for our valuable forests, our mineral wealth, our energy resources, our sweeping vistas, our quality of life.
But the most precious commodity we have, the one that must be protected and nurtured above all others, is hope.
British Columbia is brimming with promise for the future.
Today, members of the legislature, you begin the work of keeping that promise -- the work of building this province of hope, our British Columbia.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
The Speaker reported that, in order to prevent mistakes, he had obtained a copy of His Honour's Speech.
The certificate of the Chief Electoral Officer of the result of the election of Members to represent the respective electoral districts of the Province in the Legislative Assembly at the general election was read by Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, as follows:
Chief Electoral Officer
"Elections BC
"Victoria, B.C., June 19, 1996
"E. George MacMinn, Q.C.
"Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
"Room 221, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
"Re: General Election, May 28, 1996
"Dear Sir:
"His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, by his Proclamation issued on April 30, 1996, was pleased to dissolve the Thirty-fifth Legislative Assembly of the Province, and it was necessary to hold elections to fill vacancies caused by such dissolution. Writs of Election were issued on that date calling for a general election on May 28, 1996. The Writs were returnable on or before June 19, 1996.
"The elections were duly held pursuant to the provisions of the Election Act.
"Requests were made under section 136 of the
Burnaby-Edmonds
Burnaby-North
Okanagan-Boundary
Vancouver-Fraserview.
"The District Electoral Officer for Okanagan-Boundary was required under section 139 of the
"I hereby certify that the following members have been elected to represent their respective electoral districts as set out hereunder:
A further certificate of the Chief Electoral Officer of the result of the judicial recount for the electoral district of Okanagan-Boundary certifying that Bill Barisoff had been elected was read by Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, as follows:
"Chief Electoral Officer
"The Honourable Dale Lovick
"Honourable Speaker:
"Further to my certificate of June 19, 1996, I now have the return for the electoral district of Okanagan-Boundary.
"The date for the return of the Writ of Election was amended to on or before June 28, 1996 because of a judicial recount. The said Writ was returned to me on June 25, 1996.
"I now certify that Bill Barisoff has been elected to represent the electoral district of Okanagan-Boundary.
"Yours very truly
On the motion of the Hon. U. Dosanjh (Attorney General) it was Ordered --
That the certificates of the Chief Electoral Officer of the result of the election of Members be entered upon the Journals of the House.
On the motion of the Hon. U. Dosanjh (Attorney General), Bill (No. 1) intituled An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
The Hon. J. MacPhail advised that the House will sit Wednesday, pursuant to Standing Order 2 (2).
On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, seconded by Mr. Farrell-Collins, it was Ordered --
That Gretchen Brewin, Member for Victoria-Beacon Hill Electoral District, be appointed Deputy Speaker for this Session of the Legislative Assembly.
On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, seconded by Mr. Farrell-Collins, it was Ordered --
That Bill Hartley, Member for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Electoral District, be appointed Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole for this Session of the Legislative Assembly.
On the motion of the Hon. U. Dosanjh (Attorney General), it was Ordered --
That the Votes and Proceedings of this House be printed, being first perused by the Speaker, and that he do appoint the printing thereof, and that no person but such as he shall appoint do presume to print the same.
The Hon. G. Clark (Premier) moved that the Select Standing Committees of this House, for the present Session, be appointed for the following purposes:
1. Aboriginal Affairs;
2. Justice, Constitutional Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations;
3. Education, Culture and Multiculturalism;
4. Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology;
5. Environment and Tourism;
6. Finance and Government Services;
7. Health and Social Services;
8. Agriculture and Fisheries;
9. Forests, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources;
10. Transportation, Municipal Affairs and Housing;
11. Women's Equality;
12. Public Accounts;
13. Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills;
14. Crown Corporations;
which said Committees shall severally be empowered to examine and inquire into all such matters and things as shall be referred to them by this House, and to report from time to time their observations and opinions thereon, with power to send for persons, papers, and records, and that a Special Committee be appointed to prepare and report with all convenient speed lists of members to compose the above Select Standing Committees of this House under Standing Order 68 (1), the Committee to be composed of the Hon. J. MacPhail (Convener), the Hon. A. Petter, Messrs. Janssen and Conroy, Ms. Gillespie and Ms. Kwan, Messrs. Farrell-Collins, Gingell and Hurd and Ms. Whittred.
Motion agreed to.
And then the House adjourned at 2.48 p.m.
DALE LOVICK, Speaker
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Public Appointment Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Conflict of Interest Amendment Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled MLA Pension Elimination Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Constitution Amendment Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Labour Code Amendment Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Truth in Budgeting Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Balanced Budget and Debt Reduction Act.
Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled Election Amendment Act.
Be it further resolved that this House regret that the federal Liberal government ignored the environmental implications of NAFTA which, in the opinion of this House, is likely to increase intergovernmental pressure to lower environmental standards and enforcement measures.
Be it further resolved that, as the plan introduced by the Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to rationalize the Pacific Salmon fleet will cause further irreversible hardship for fishery workers and communities, result in increased corporate concentration and do little to meet conservation concerns, this House urge the federal government immediately halt implementation of the Mifflin plan while its impacts are more fully examined and alternatives that meet the needs of British Columbian workers and communities are explored.
Be it further resolved that this House call upon the Government to step up its efforts to ensure compliance with the law by enforcing the restriction on the sale of tobacco products to those under the age of 18, including the prosecution of those who continue to ignore this prohibition.
Abbotsford............... John van Dongen
"Yours very truly
Alberni.................. Gerard A. M. Janssen
Bulkley Valley-Stikine... Bill Goodacre
Burnaby-Edmonds.......... Fred Randall
Burnaby North............ Pietro Calendino
Burnaby-Willingdon....... Joan Sawicki
Cariboo North............ John D. Wilson
Cariboo South............ David Zirnhelt
Chilliwack............... Barry Penner
Columbia River-Revelstoke Jim Doyle
Comox Valley............. Evelyn Gillespie
Coquitlam-Maillardville.. John Cashore
Cowichan-Ladysmith....... Jan Pullinger
Delta North.............. Reni Masi
Delta South.............. Fred Gingell
Esquimalt-Metchosin...... Moe Sihota
Fort Langley-Aldergrove.. Rich Coleman
Kamloops................. Cathy McGregor
Kamloops-North Thompson.. Kevin Krueger
Kootenay................. Erda Walsh
Langley.................. Lynn Stephens
Malahat-Juan de Fuca..... Rick Kasper
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Bill Hartley
Matsqui.................. Michael de Jong
Mission-Kent............. Dennis Streifel
Nanaimo.................. Dale Lovick
Nelson-Creston........... Corky Evans
New Westminster.......... Graeme Bowbrick
North Coast.............. Dan Miller
North Island............. Glenn Robertson
North Vancouver-Lonsdale Katherine Whittred
North Vancouver-Seymour.. Daniel Jarvis
Oak Bay-Gordon Head...... Ida Chong
Okanagan East............ John Weisbeck
Okanagan-Penticton....... Rick Thorpe
Okanagan-Vernon.......... April Sanders
Okanagan West............ Sindi Hawkins
Parksville-Qualicum...... Paul Reitsma
Peace River North........ Richard Neufeld
Peace River South........ Jack Weisgerber
Port Coquitlam........... Mike Farnworth
Port Moody-Burnaby
Mountain.............. Christy Clark
Powell River-Sunshine
Coast................. Gordon Wilson
Prince George-Mount
Robson................ Lois Boone
Prince George North...... Paul Ramsey
Prince George-Omineca.... Paul Nettleton
Richmond Centre.......... Doug Symons
Richmond East............ Linda Reid
Richmond-Steveston....... Geoff Plant
Rossland-Trail........... Ed Conroy
Saanich North and the
Islands................ Murray Robert Coell
Saanich South............ Andrew Petter
Shuswap.................. George Abbott
Skeena................... Helmut Giesbrecht
Surrey-Cloverdale........ Bonnie McKinnon
Surrey-Green Timbers..... Sue Hammell
Surrey-Newton............ Penny Priddy
Surrey-Whalley........... Joan Smallwood
Surrey-White Rock........ Wilf Hurd
Vancouver-Burrard........ Tim Stevenson
Vancouver-Fraserview..... Ian Waddell
Vancouver-Hastings....... Joy MacPhail
Vancouver-Kensington..... Ujjal Dosanjh
Vancouver-Kingsway....... Glen Clark
Vancouver-Langara........ Val J. Anderson
Vancouver-Little
Mountain.............. Gary Farrell-Collins
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Jenny Wai Ching Kwan
Vancouver-Point Grey..... Gordon Campbell
Vancouver-Quilchena...... Colin Hansen
Victoria-Beacon Hill..... Gretchen Brewin
Victoria-Hillside........ Steve Orcherton
West Vancouver-Capilano.. Jeremy Dalton
West Vancouver-Garibaldi Ted Nebbeling
Yale-Lillooet............ Harry Lali
"Robert A. Patterson
"Chief Electoral Officer"
"Elections BC
"Victoria, B.C., June 25, 1996
"Speaker
"Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
"Robert A. Patterson
"Chief Electoral Officer"
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